Tokelau
New Zealand territory in the Pacific Ocean
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Geography
Location
Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Climate
tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Terrain
low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Natural resources
fish
People & Society
Languages
Tokelauan 88.1% (a Polynesian language), English 48.6%, Samoan 26.7%, Tuvaluan 11.2%, Kiribati 1.5%, other 2.8%, none 2.8%, unspecified 0.8% (2016 ests.)
Religions
Congregational Christian Church 50.4%, Roman Catholic 38.7%, Presbyterian 5.9%, other Christian 4.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2016 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Independence
none (territory of New Zealand)
National holiday
Waitangi Day, 6 February (1840)
Legal system
common law system of New Zealand
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$7,711,583 (2017 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$6,004 (2017 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
4% (2020 est.)
Exports - partners
Czechia 92%, Singapore 2%, Brazil 1%, South Africa 1%, Sri Lanka 1% (2023)
Imports - partners
Samoa 31%, Italy 23%, France 21%, Netherlands 16%, Germany 2% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06
Summary
Tokelau is an island group[1]. Tokelau ranks in the top 0.84% of island group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,570 views/month, #6 of 712).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: UNESCO[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New Zealand[4]
- Country: New Zealand[5]
- Continent: Insular Oceania[6]
- Instance of: dependent territory[7], political territorial entity[8]
- Official language: Tokelauan[9], English[10]
- Currency: New Zealand dollar[11]
- Top-level Internet domain: .tk[12]
- Anthem: God Save the King[13]
- Flag: flag of Tokelau[14]
- Coat of arms: Symbol of Tokelau[15]
- Commons category: Tokelau[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+13:00[17], UTC+12:00[18]
- Telephone country code: +690[19]
- Unicode character: 🇹🇰[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tokelau[21]
- Commons gallery: Tokelau[22]
- Population: 1499[23]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Tokelau[24]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25]
- Topic has template: Template:Atolls of Tokelau[26]
- Official name: Tokelau[27]
- Motto text: Tokelau for the Almighty[28], Токелау за Всемогъщия[29]
- Demonym: Tokelauan[30], tocelau[31], tokelauano[32], tokelauana[33], Tócalách[34]
- Driving side: left[35]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Tokelau covers an area of 10 km²[36].
Why It Matters
Tokelau has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Tokelau is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]